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we have a lot of news to talk about on on this wednesday, november 28th, including new accusations from the senate's top republicans that president obama thinks he's still on the campaign trail and that's putting in to on jep arrested day compromise on the fiscal cliff. >> plus house republicans unveil the names of their committee leaders. why some critics say they're not heeding the lessons of the 2012 election. >> but first
we have a lot of news to talk about on on this wednesday, november 28th, including new accusations from the senate's top republicans that president obama thinks he's still on the campaign trail and that's putting in to on jep arrested day compromise on the fiscal cliff. >> plus house republicans unveil the names of their committee leaders. why some critics say they're not heeding the lessons of the 2012 election. >> but first
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. >> gitmo detainees watch cable tv, play soccer in a new recreation yard, and pray five times a day. ameri america's most expensive prison has a life of its own despite president obama's vow his first day in office to shut it down. >> guantanamo will be closed no later than one year from now. there we go. >> but the president pfsz promise now seems all but forgotten. blocked by congress and concerns over releasing detainees in light of ongoing national security threats. >> we treat them all as, you know, a threat. only because if you don't, then you're going to get surprised and that's not our business. >> it may come as a surprise, but as nbc news discovered, military officials are quietly up grading gitmo, spending millions that could allow it to stay open for years. >> we have made it safer for the detainees, safer for the guard force. >> just this week, the official opening of super rec. a controversial new heavily guarded soccer field. price tag, nearly $750,000. there's also a new headquarters for the guards and plans for a new hospital. also, enriching your life classes, where
. >> gitmo detainees watch cable tv, play soccer in a new recreation yard, and pray five times a day. ameri america's most expensive prison has a life of its own despite president obama's vow his first day in office to shut it down. >> guantanamo will be closed no later than one year from now. there we go. >> but the president pfsz promise now seems all but forgotten. blocked by congress and concerns over releasing detainees in light of ongoing national security threats....
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they talk about $800 million in new revenue but $1.6 trillion. that is literally double about what the president talked about on the campaign. he talked about a balanced approach that everybody thought to be the bowles-simpson condition was 3 to 1. spending cut to tax increases. this doesn't work out near there. geithner says it's 2-1. a lot of people would say they are taking $1 trillion they already agreed to over a year ago. taking almost another trillion dollars of ending the wars we're going to end anyway. not a shrinking of government. so to get 2 to 1, you have to do a little bit of budget manipulation, let's put it. you talk about the holidays. boehner and geithner can sit together in the room and work it out if they have the will to do so. there is the time to do so. but you know, is there a disposition? is either side willing to give what they need to give? >> jamie: the real question, i know they talk to you. are they talking to each other? you did it separately so you didn't have a green room discussion going on. keep us posting. grea
they talk about $800 million in new revenue but $1.6 trillion. that is literally double about what the president talked about on the campaign. he talked about a balanced approach that everybody thought to be the bowles-simpson condition was 3 to 1. spending cut to tax increases. this doesn't work out near there. geithner says it's 2-1. a lot of people would say they are taking $1 trillion they already agreed to over a year ago. taking almost another trillion dollars of ending the wars we're...
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new documents show he was paid by bain for a couple years after he left. the president is demanding answers. >> i think he's going to have the answer these questions because he aspires to being president. one of the things you learn is you are ultimately responsible for the conduct of your operations. >>> the campaign is trying to pin liquidations on romney. romney is ripping the president's re-election campaign for disgusting tactics. here is ha he said. >> there's no question but his campaign is putting out information that is false, deceptive and dishonest. they know it and ought to stop. >> romney had no roll at bain after february, 1999. >>> this staffer working on president obama's campaign died friday. according to the chicago sun times, the 29-year-old worked on several of obama's campaigns, was working in the campaign ad department. president obama called his family to offer condolences and talked to other staffers in a conference call. >>> this is vincent walters, the 15th most wanted fugitive. he is now behind bars. he was captured in mexico aft
new documents show he was paid by bain for a couple years after he left. the president is demanding answers. >> i think he's going to have the answer these questions because he aspires to being president. one of the things you learn is you are ultimately responsible for the conduct of your operations. >>> the campaign is trying to pin liquidations on romney. romney is ripping the president's re-election campaign for disgusting tactics. here is ha he said. >> there's no...
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. >> even thousands of miles away it appears president obama is still focused on negotiations. while touring a royal monastery with secretary of state clinton the president was overheard mentioning the budget talks to a monk. the president later clarified his comments at a news conference. >> i always believe in prayer. i believe in prayer when i go to church back home and if a buddhist monk is wishing me well, i'm going to take whatever good vibes he can give me to try to deal with some challenges back home. i'm confident that we can get our fiscal situation dealt with. >>> over the weekend president obama -- >> do you think they all have their own monk. >> maybe they should get one. i actually think they probably do. >>> all right. the president spoke with five influential business leaders including warren buffet and apple's tim cook to get their look on the lopg-term deficit plan. interesting. >> the budget talks are weighing over wall street. companies are scaling back ahead of what could be a devastating combination of tax hikes and deep spending cuts. let's get the very l
. >> even thousands of miles away it appears president obama is still focused on negotiations. while touring a royal monastery with secretary of state clinton the president was overheard mentioning the budget talks to a monk. the president later clarified his comments at a news conference. >> i always believe in prayer. i believe in prayer when i go to church back home and if a buddhist monk is wishing me well, i'm going to take whatever good vibes he can give me to try to deal with...
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on saturday, president obama rallied supporters in new hampshire, where he criticized romney's record as governor of the neighboring massachusetts. >> during governor romney's campaign down there, he promised the same thing he is promising now. he said he would fight for jobs and middle-class families. but once he took office, he pushed through a tax cut that overwhelmingly benefit 278 of the wealthiest families in the state, and then he raised taxes and fees on middle-class families to the tune of $750 million. does that sound familiar to you? >> appearing in ohio, romney rallied supporters by invoking the mantra of a fictional football team depicted in the television drama "friday night lights." >> there is a fictional football team that used to be on tv, and as the team would go out of their locker room often facing a daunting team there would touch a sign that said, clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose. you have seen it. and that is how i feel about ohio. you have clear eyes, and full hearts, and on november 6, we cannot lose with your help. we are taking back america. >> at these
on saturday, president obama rallied supporters in new hampshire, where he criticized romney's record as governor of the neighboring massachusetts. >> during governor romney's campaign down there, he promised the same thing he is promising now. he said he would fight for jobs and middle-class families. but once he took office, he pushed through a tax cut that overwhelmingly benefit 278 of the wealthiest families in the state, and then he raised taxes and fees on middle-class families to...
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he got positive news yesterday from wall street. the dow soared nearly 287 points, its best finish this year. >> thank you so much, everybody. everybody have a safe -- you're going to make me blush. >> reporter: the president held several fund-raisers in california wednesday, including a gala for gay and lesbian activists where he pledged his ongoing support. >> i could not be happier about the work we've done. >> reporter: the president and democrats are trying to maintain momentum, including setbacks with dismal numbers and a loss in the president's recall election. mitt romney says the election is a positive sign for conservatives and proof the race will be tight. >> i think the president's out of ideas. i think he's out of excuses. i want to make sure in november of 20 12 he's out of office. and i'd take his place. >> reporter: the two-day fund-raising tours by romney and obama are expected to raise millions for both candidates. more question marks for the president. the supreme court is going to decide soon on his health care o
he got positive news yesterday from wall street. the dow soared nearly 287 points, its best finish this year. >> thank you so much, everybody. everybody have a safe -- you're going to make me blush. >> reporter: the president held several fund-raisers in california wednesday, including a gala for gay and lesbian activists where he pledged his ongoing support. >> i could not be happier about the work we've done. >> reporter: the president and democrats are trying to...
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president obama sitting down with barbara walters, and making news about america's role in the civil war in syria. >> that's a big step. >> it is a big step. >>> defeating depression.
president obama sitting down with barbara walters, and making news about america's role in the civil war in syria. >> that's a big step. >> it is a big step. >>> defeating depression.
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all first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, president obama has ordered his administration to stop deporting hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the united states as children, went to school, never broke the law, never did anything. and he is doing it without the approval of congress. >> effective immediately, the department of homeland security is taking steps to lit the shadow of deportation of the young people. they are americans in their hearts, minds, in every single way but one: on paper. they were brought to this country by their parents. sometimes even as infants. >>shepard: this is in the middle of a heated election where latino voters could an big key. republicans say president obama's clearly politically motivated. but it is also the sort of immigration policy that the president has been pushing for many years. and he just bypassed congress get it done. immigrant whose came to the united states before the age of 16 and are currently less than 30, will have a shot at legal residency. temporary. these are people who in many cases consider themselves americans in
all first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, president obama has ordered his administration to stop deporting hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the united states as children, went to school, never broke the law, never did anything. and he is doing it without the approval of congress. >> effective immediately, the department of homeland security is taking steps to lit the shadow of deportation of the young people. they are americans in their hearts, minds, in every...
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obama as "out of touch iraq and used the president's private sector out of context comments against him. >> when americans went to townhalls and said we do not want obamacare he ignored us. and spent 15 months ramming his health care bill through congress on a single party vote. and when we asked, where's the recovery you promised, this president lectured us saying, the private sector doing fine. >>shepard: of course the president clarified the private sector comments later, and said the economy is not doing fine, and that is why he held a news conference. meanwhile, the democratic national committee announced it is now shadowing the governor with its own bus store calling romney economic the middle class under the bus. dealer. and carl, this bus tour targets mostly rural voters but. >>carl: he said every town counts. rural voters in six key swing states as part of the bus tour to offset the president's likely advantage in the very important battlegrounds, in urban areas. listen to romney. >> for so many americans, the distance between their town and the city of washington, dc, has
obama as "out of touch iraq and used the president's private sector out of context comments against him. >> when americans went to townhalls and said we do not want obamacare he ignored us. and spent 15 months ramming his health care bill through congress on a single party vote. and when we asked, where's the recovery you promised, this president lectured us saying, the private sector doing fine. >>shepard: of course the president clarified the private sector comments later,...
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in ohio president obama leads romney 53% to 43%. latest new york times poll. in florida 53% of like lie voters say they favor president obama. 44% favor mitt romney. >>> some sad breaking news now. music legend andy williams has died. the singer earned numerous gold and platinum levels. williams suffered from bladder cancer. he died in branson, missouri where he owned the moon river theater. he was 84. >> he was a fascinating man to listen to and enjoy. >>> time now 6:38. sal, you've got things happening in your morning commute. >> yes, we do. it will be a little slow out there in many areas as it normally is this time of the morning. let's go out and take a look at some of the things we're looking at here. 80 westbound some pretty busy traffic as you head out to the mccarthur maze. there are no major problems on the way. it is getting busy from richmond and down into the mccarthur maze. at the bay bridge toll plaza it is backed top the mccarthur maze to the metering lights that are on. it's about a 20 minute delay. we've had busy traffic in the livermore vall
in ohio president obama leads romney 53% to 43%. latest new york times poll. in florida 53% of like lie voters say they favor president obama. 44% favor mitt romney. >>> some sad breaking news now. music legend andy williams has died. the singer earned numerous gold and platinum levels. williams suffered from bladder cancer. he died in branson, missouri where he owned the moon river theater. he was 84. >> he was a fascinating man to listen to and enjoy. >>> time now...
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new plan for the military will be outlined today. the .oregon plan will cut $260 billion in projected spending over the next five yores to make required reductions. the u.s. army would slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32 cutting as many at 80,000 soldierses. >>> well, it was an unprecedent momentum on capitol hill yesterday. members of congress openly wept as they bid farewell to one of their own. arizona representative gabby giffords had to make a very difficult choice between the career that she loves and the recovery she vows to complete after last year's assassination attempt. nbc's kelly o'donnell reports from washington. >> reporter: a truly extraordinary day. party and politics simply did not matter. >> gabby, we love you. we have missed you. >> the brightest star among us, the brightest star congress has ever seen. >> reporter: gone were the usual fiery passion. >> no matter what we argue about here on this floor or in this country, there is nothing more important than family and friendship. >> reporte
new plan for the military will be outlined today. the .oregon plan will cut $260 billion in projected spending over the next five yores to make required reductions. the u.s. army would slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32 cutting as many at 80,000 soldierses. >>> well, it was an unprecedent momentum on capitol hill yesterday. members of congress openly wept as they bid farewell to one of their own. arizona representative gabby giffords had to make a very...
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"cbs morning news" for thursday, april 12, 2012. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i i'm i chel miller. george zimmerman is behind bars this morning. the neighborhood watch captain turned himself in last night after being charged with second kg murder in the killing of trayvon martin. he's expected to make his first court appearance today. manuel gallegus is if sanford, florida, with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. this morning in sanford george zimmerman is being held in the jail complex behind us. the personal prosecutor is not elaborating on why she decided to charge him with second-degree murder. george zimmerman ducked into the seminole county jail with a jacket over his head for his first night behind bars. his lawyer says he'll likely enter a not guilty plea today during his arraignment. >> filed an information charging george zimmerman with murder in the second degree. >> reporter: zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder more than six weeks after trayvon martin was killed. >> wanted an arrest and we got it. and i say thank you. thank you, lord
"cbs morning news" for thursday, april 12, 2012. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i i'm i chel miller. george zimmerman is behind bars this morning. the neighborhood watch captain turned himself in last night after being charged with second kg murder in the killing of trayvon martin. he's expected to make his first court appearance today. manuel gallegus is if sanford, florida, with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. this morning in sanford george...
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a new poll shows president obama is gaining the upper hand on mitt romney in ohio and florida which are both critical swing states. in the latest new york sometimes poll 53% to 53%. now the polls have a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. >>> closer to home the woman fighting against dianne feinstein is working hard to get her name out there. >>> time now 5:38. we will see sal. he will help you get where you need to go. >> that is right dave and pam. so far so good around the bay area. we are seeing traffic that is moving well around the area. this is 237 westbound. this is moving well. this one of the first areas to become crowded here. right now it still looks good. if you are driving a little farther up or farther down as you might depending on where you are, traffic does look good. we are looking at contra costa county as well. the traffic is getting busy in antioch. 680 still looks good. 880 is a nice shot between vallejo and richmond. on the nimitz freeway we spoke about it in oakland. westbound 92 could have a little congestion there as you head out to highway 10
a new poll shows president obama is gaining the upper hand on mitt romney in ohio and florida which are both critical swing states. in the latest new york sometimes poll 53% to 53%. now the polls have a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. >>> closer to home the woman fighting against dianne feinstein is working hard to get her name out there. >>> time now 5:38. we will see sal. he will help you get where you need to go. >> that is right dave and pam. so...
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it is reminisce sent between the contest of obama and bush in 2008. i don't think this contest is going to do us any harm. thank you. >> senator mitch mcconnell weighing in on the 2012 republican race. the polls closing in a couple of minutes in some parts of florida at 8:00 eastern time. that is when c-span will begin the live coverages and results and speeches by newt gingrich and mitt romney. a special house election seat. it will determine whether a republican can win in a democratic district. the two parties going head-to-head in the november election. the republican candidate is rob cornelious. he has been emphasizing his business background. the democratic candidate is suzanne. they are running against david wu. a democrat who resigned last august after admitting in an unwanted sexual affair with an 18-year-old girl. this is oregon's first congressional district. here are some of the ads now on the air. >> the same people who covered up for david wu are now deceiving you because suzanne is wrong on the issues. she has no record of job creation.
it is reminisce sent between the contest of obama and bush in 2008. i don't think this contest is going to do us any harm. thank you. >> senator mitch mcconnell weighing in on the 2012 republican race. the polls closing in a couple of minutes in some parts of florida at 8:00 eastern time. that is when c-span will begin the live coverages and results and speeches by newt gingrich and mitt romney. a special house election seat. it will determine whether a republican can win in a democratic...
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and romney's not mentioned in the new obama ad. >> stick with this guy. he will move us forward. >> reporter: the new romney poll ryan ad replayed the vp debate. >> did they come in a tough situation? absolutely. but we're going in the wrong direction. make sure we work on making phone calls and getting people to the polls. >> reporter: the same message later in ohio. >> we even need you to talk to your relatives to get them out. that's so important. >> reporter: another state, georgia, began early voting today. first lady michelle obama cast her ballot. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> after three days of maneuvering through los angeles streets, the space shuttle "endeavour" finally made it to its final stop. the california science center. and it got there on the back of a bay area company. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez got an inside look. she is live in alameda with more tonight. jodi? >> reporter: the trailers used are electronically controlled and capable of carrying some 600 tons. the folks here at alameda are experts in executing huge
and romney's not mentioned in the new obama ad. >> stick with this guy. he will move us forward. >> reporter: the new romney poll ryan ad replayed the vp debate. >> did they come in a tough situation? absolutely. but we're going in the wrong direction. make sure we work on making phone calls and getting people to the polls. >> reporter: the same message later in ohio. >> we even need you to talk to your relatives to get them out. that's so important. >>...
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. >>> in other election news, mitt romney and president barack obama headed to the battleground state. they will speak at a campaign rally and they are expected to speak before the october 15th deadline. they will meet with veterans in springfield. recent polls shows it leads mitt romney in virginia. >>> u.s. soldiers all around the world are taking a break. coming up, special training they will have to participate instead as the military tries to curb a disturbing trend. >> soming up, the regular referees are coming back. the agreement includes a retirement plan and regular officials will begin with tonight's game between cleveland and baltimore after replacement referees blue a call between seattle seahawks and green bay packers. now while one is resolved, the other continues. the nhl lock out could last for months. they have set up a negotiating meeting and it relies on hockey for their business. and they reported up to a 50% jump in business on game nights. >>> now 4:35, let's check in with sal with for a look at traffic. >>> if you are off to a doesn't start, -- decent start, now
. >>> in other election news, mitt romney and president barack obama headed to the battleground state. they will speak at a campaign rally and they are expected to speak before the october 15th deadline. they will meet with veterans in springfield. recent polls shows it leads mitt romney in virginia. >>> u.s. soldiers all around the world are taking a break. coming up, special training they will have to participate instead as the military tries to curb a disturbing trend....
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meanwhile barack obama orders new sanctions against the islamic republic hitting its central bank and giving us agencies the power to freeze assets late to iran the move is part of an effort to pressure iran over its controversial nuclear ambitions also coming amid growing fears of a unilateral israeli strike on the country's atomic program israel's former head of intelligence tells r t that the country and western leaders are attempting to demonize iran to stoke panic and suspicion. the leadership believes that in order to arouse international public opinion and in order to mount pressure upon the iranians it's necessary to impress upon the world at large and public opinion the national public opinion this is a serious international threat and i believe that in this context probably the leadership here believes that using the word existence will rings a bell which also brings you back to the days gone by in the twentieth century. a rise of nazi germany the world war two and of course the holocaust and the. apparitions these. pictures these experiences recalled in order to impress upo
meanwhile barack obama orders new sanctions against the islamic republic hitting its central bank and giving us agencies the power to freeze assets late to iran the move is part of an effort to pressure iran over its controversial nuclear ambitions also coming amid growing fears of a unilateral israeli strike on the country's atomic program israel's former head of intelligence tells r t that the country and western leaders are attempting to demonize iran to stoke panic and suspicion. the...
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. >> barack obama demands new gun restrictions in the wake of the connecticut school shooting. >>> hello, and welcome. this is al-jazeera, live from doha. fine for manipulating interest rates, ubs must pay $1.5 billion. south korea telex its first female president. she has pledged to help the ailing economy. >>> u.s. president barack obama says he wants concrete proposals on gun control presented to him by the end of next month. >> after the school shooting and connecticut, president obama said he was prepared to put the full weight of his office behind this issue. we now know how he plans to do that. these are the victims, three more children buried in newtown, conn., today, a teacher who tried to save them laid to rest as well. now politicians are talking about how to prevent another mass killing of children in their classrooms. >> we have a deep obligation, all of us, to try. >> not president obama has put vice president joe biden in charge, saying that he will outline his proposals next month. >> the good news is there is a growing consensus to build on, with a majority of support ba
. >> barack obama demands new gun restrictions in the wake of the connecticut school shooting. >>> hello, and welcome. this is al-jazeera, live from doha. fine for manipulating interest rates, ubs must pay $1.5 billion. south korea telex its first female president. she has pledged to help the ailing economy. >>> u.s. president barack obama says he wants concrete proposals on gun control presented to him by the end of next month. >> after the school shooting and...
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according to "the new york times," president obama agreed to squeeze $250 billion from medicare in the next ten years with $800 billion moral in the decade after that. he was also willing to cut 110 billion from medicaid in the short term. democrats in the senate make it sound like, you know, a deal like this could be worked out pretty soon. >> side of the table, bring entitlement reform into the conversation. social security set aside. when it comes to medicare and medicaid is, protect the integrity of the program but give it solvency for more and more years. >> what's the integrity of the program? we have a lot of questions here about where this is all going to end up. the republicans are giving off clues about an upcoming deal. several house and senate republicans are openly rejecting an antitax pledge of grover norquist. but as senator lindsey graham says, rejecting the pledge comes with strings attached. >> i will violate the pledge, long story short, for the good of the country only if democrats will do entitlement reform. >> so get out the gun and hold it to our head, right? bot
according to "the new york times," president obama agreed to squeeze $250 billion from medicare in the next ten years with $800 billion moral in the decade after that. he was also willing to cut 110 billion from medicaid in the short term. democrats in the senate make it sound like, you know, a deal like this could be worked out pretty soon. >> side of the table, bring entitlement reform into the conversation. social security set aside. when it comes to medicare and medicaid is,...
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after that, president obama tuesday -- president obama tuesday news conference. then secretary civilians discusses tobacco use among young people. >> we have the chairman of the armed services committee, carl levin of michigan, thank you for being here. we have two reporters to help us. jim michaels from "usa today." also, jim wolf, correspondent with readers. jim wolf, go ahead. >> there have been reports that israel asked the united states for arms that could help with an attack on iran's nuclear sites. can you confirm there were such requests? >> i cannot. i would not be surprised but i do not know that there was such a request. >> would you think of that as a possible quid pro quo to of leverage to the request to israel to hold off? united states would fire the weapons in exchange for israeli willingness to hold off on a strike? >> i think the best way to formulate this is to say what the president has said and what the israelis have said is what all options are on the table. the israelis say they may be exercised earlier than the united states. as for the. "
after that, president obama tuesday -- president obama tuesday news conference. then secretary civilians discusses tobacco use among young people. >> we have the chairman of the armed services committee, carl levin of michigan, thank you for being here. we have two reporters to help us. jim michaels from "usa today." also, jim wolf, correspondent with readers. jim wolf, go ahead. >> there have been reports that israel asked the united states for arms that could help with...
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the obama campaign opened a new line of attack today on republican mitt romney over tax fairness. vice-president biden criticized romney's opposition to the so-called "buffett rule" to impose higher taxes on the wealthiest americans. in exeter, new hampshire, biden said romney has his own rule-- to give the rich more money in tax cuts than middle-class families make in a year. >> the "romney rule" says "let's double down on the tax cuts for the wealthy." look, folks, this is not about class warfare. this is about math. this is about math and people's lives. >> sreenivasan: romney had no public events today and did not respond to biden's charge. but his wife, ann, challenged a democratic consultant's criticism of her status as a stay-at-home mother. on wednesday, hilary rosen had said mrs. romney should not be talking about women and the economy because "she hasn't worked a day in her life." ann romney responded today on x news. >> my career choice was to be a mother, and i think all of us need to know that we need to respect choices that women make. other women make other choices
the obama campaign opened a new line of attack today on republican mitt romney over tax fairness. vice-president biden criticized romney's opposition to the so-called "buffett rule" to impose higher taxes on the wealthiest americans. in exeter, new hampshire, biden said romney has his own rule-- to give the rich more money in tax cuts than middle-class families make in a year. >> the "romney rule" says "let's double down on the tax cuts for the wealthy."...
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year have lowered president obama's approval rating. the sharply raising prices push down the president's approval rating to 46%. and 50% now say they disapprove of the way mr. obama is handling his job. nearly two-thirds of american surveyed are unhappy with the president's actions on gas prices and almost half think prices will keep going un. now, here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. newly released video from kentucky shows a deadly tornado. an entire roof was just ripped off in seconds. a man was trapped in a pick-up truck as buildings all around him were shredded by the twister which claimed six lives. there's some wild weather in hawaii. a waterspout making its way onto a small island during a thunderstorm complete with lightning strikes. it seriously damaged one home. talk about a wild turkey, a michigan woman is being accosted by a fearless bird every time she heads out of her home. it even went after a news crew that came out to see for themselves. now she uses an umbrella. she says she's going
year have lowered president obama's approval rating. the sharply raising prices push down the president's approval rating to 46%. and 50% now say they disapprove of the way mr. obama is handling his job. nearly two-thirds of american surveyed are unhappy with the president's actions on gas prices and almost half think prices will keep going un. now, here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. newly released video from kentucky shows a deadly tornado. an entire roof...
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in swing state new hampshire, it's president obama up by five points. in swing state pennsylvania, it's president obama up by seven points. do we still call michigan a swing state? mitt romney supporters you can drop your hands from in front of your eyes here. the latest poll in michigan has mr. obama up by four in michigan. which is a lot less than the 12-point and 14-point leads the
in swing state new hampshire, it's president obama up by five points. in swing state pennsylvania, it's president obama up by seven points. do we still call michigan a swing state? mitt romney supporters you can drop your hands from in front of your eyes here. the latest poll in michigan has mr. obama up by four in michigan. which is a lot less than the 12-point and 14-point leads the
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on his second full day in office, the then new president, president obama, signed an executive order to close the offshore prison at guantanamo bay within a year. that did not happen because congress stopped him from doing it. in passing the bill that pays for all our defense, the annual bill that gets passed every year, the defense authorization act, congress added language blocking the president from moving any prisoners from guantanamo to american prisons. it is, of course, one of the most high-profile, unfulfilled promises of the obama presidency so far, that guantanamo is still open, and the president is not shy about that. he brings it up. he will explain why it is he has not been able to get that done. >> there's some things that we haven't gotten done. i still want to close guantanamo. we haven't been able to get that through congress. >> congress has not allowed him to close guantanamo, but it should be noted this president has not sent anybody new there, either. there were 242 prisoners at guantanamo when he took office. it's now down to 166. people have been shipped out to
on his second full day in office, the then new president, president obama, signed an executive order to close the offshore prison at guantanamo bay within a year. that did not happen because congress stopped him from doing it. in passing the bill that pays for all our defense, the annual bill that gets passed every year, the defense authorization act, congress added language blocking the president from moving any prisoners from guantanamo to american prisons. it is, of course, one of the most...
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and it's so vital to all these new developments that are keeping us alive so long and so healthily. and by the way it would threaten 43,000 industry jobs that would disadvantage u.s. business and drive some companies and their jobs overseas. if you can't do it here, you're going to do it somewhere else. innovation depends on a rational, efficient, and globally competitive tax system. and currently, that's not what we've got. in addition to the uncompetitive tax code, an explosion of regulations inhibits entrepreneurship and innovation. a heavy regulatory burden prevents companies and startups from being fast and nimble in a competitive environment. compliance costs divert time and resources from business expansion or exploration and uncertainty restricts capital needed for experimentation. we need a smarter regulatory system that preserves economic freedom and flexibility while removing unnecessary burdens and keeping the costs in line. and that makes clear rules based on sound science and proven benefits. and if they can't get that here, as i said before, they'll find it somewhere
and it's so vital to all these new developments that are keeping us alive so long and so healthily. and by the way it would threaten 43,000 industry jobs that would disadvantage u.s. business and drive some companies and their jobs overseas. if you can't do it here, you're going to do it somewhere else. innovation depends on a rational, efficient, and globally competitive tax system. and currently, that's not what we've got. in addition to the uncompetitive tax code, an explosion of regulations...
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he works for the obama administration. his job is to look after your medicare. last year we invited him to congress to answer a simple question -- if president obama's medicare cuts were used to pay for new spending in obamacare, how can they also improve medicare insolvency? his answer? they cannot. it is simple. you cannot spend the same dollar twice. his exact words, "it takes two sets of money to make it happen." president obama never provided the other to strengthen medicare. there it is. from the guy whose job is to know it. if anyone tries to tell you that obamacare will strengthen medicare, ask them -- where is the other $716 billion? medicare is going bankrupt. everyone understands this. even president obama said last year, "if you look at the numbers, medicare will run out of money. we will not be able to sustain the program no matter how much taxes go up." the disagreement is not about the problem. it is about the solution. you might have heard about the approach mitt romney and i would take. i will lay that out for you. you probably have not heard mu
he works for the obama administration. his job is to look after your medicare. last year we invited him to congress to answer a simple question -- if president obama's medicare cuts were used to pay for new spending in obamacare, how can they also improve medicare insolvency? his answer? they cannot. it is simple. you cannot spend the same dollar twice. his exact words, "it takes two sets of money to make it happen." president obama never provided the other to strengthen medicare....
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republicans label president obama's new birth control policy an assault on religious fredom and vow to see it repealed. >>> delayed response. the 8-minute gap from the first 91 call until police were dispatched to the home of josh powell. >> have to respond to emergency life-threatening situations first. >>> and wild weather. in this country, a winter that feels more like spring as europe suffers through a deadly deep feels more like spring as europe suffers through a deadly deep freeze. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, february 9, 2012. >>> good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. we begin with the growing public and political outcry over the obama administration's new policy on birth control. congressional republicans say they will overturn the new rule. the white house, though, appears to be willing to compromise. the new rule requires employers who provide health insurance to cover birth control, including religious affiliated charities, universities and hospitals. now churches and houses of worship are exempt. the sp
republicans label president obama's new birth control policy an assault on religious fredom and vow to see it repealed. >>> delayed response. the 8-minute gap from the first 91 call until police were dispatched to the home of josh powell. >> have to respond to emergency life-threatening situations first. >>> and wild weather. in this country, a winter that feels more like spring as europe suffers through a deadly deep feels more like spring as europe suffers through a...
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obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel, the security of gulf nations, and the stability of the global economy. >> woodruff: turning to the civil war in syria, the president repeated his call for an end to the bloodshed and to the regime of bashar al assad. >> if there is a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest, it is the regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding their rights
obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran...
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they see president obama and new york city the same day that b.b. netanyahu and instead of meeting with him, goes on a daily talk show. they see whether we say that these options are on the table, the secretary of defense walked them back. they are not changing their mind. that's what we have to do, change their mind so they stop pursuing-- >> reporter: look, you both saw benjamin netanyahu hold up that picture of a bomb with a red line and talking about the red line being in spring. so can you solve this -- if the romney/ryan ticket is elected, can you solve this in two months before spring? and avoid nuclear -- >> we can debate the timeline. we can debate the timeline, whether it is that short or longer, i gray that it's probably longer. number 2, it's all-- >> reporter: you don't agree with that -- [overlapping dialogue] >> go into classified stuff, but we both agree that to do this peacefully, have you to get them thochange their minds. they are not changing their minds-- >> reporter: what do do you -- >> let me tell you what the ayatollahs sees
they see president obama and new york city the same day that b.b. netanyahu and instead of meeting with him, goes on a daily talk show. they see whether we say that these options are on the table, the secretary of defense walked them back. they are not changing their mind. that's what we have to do, change their mind so they stop pursuing-- >> reporter: look, you both saw benjamin netanyahu hold up that picture of a bomb with a red line and talking about the red line being in spring. so...
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obama says the u.s. now recognizes syria's main opposition group as the legitimate representative of the country's people. the president's comments paved the way for greater u.s. support as the group tries to oust syrian president assad. >>> meanwhile, as the "fiscal cliff" deadline approaches, indications that the president and house speaker john boehner are reportedly talking again, at least by telephone. among the proposals, the white house may agree to less tax revenue but the speaker still wants to see what cuts the president will make. but publicly, neither side is giving anything away. >> we're still waiting for the white house to identify what spending cuts the president is willing to make as part of balanced approach that he promised americans. >> what is required is, you know, agreement by republicans to some specific revenues that includes raising rates. >> there is no indication that the president will compromise on taxes on the wealthy going up. >>> a soon-to-open bay area restaurant is wond
obama says the u.s. now recognizes syria's main opposition group as the legitimate representative of the country's people. the president's comments paved the way for greater u.s. support as the group tries to oust syrian president assad. >>> meanwhile, as the "fiscal cliff" deadline approaches, indications that the president and house speaker john boehner are reportedly talking again, at least by telephone. among the proposals, the white house may agree to less tax revenue...
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. >>> and coming up in our next half hour, president obama's first news conference since winning his second term. his response to the attack in libya, the "fiscal cliff," and the cia scandal. >>> nancy pelosi says she plans to remain in her current role. the question from a reporter though that brought boos. >> the email trail brought the cia scandal to light. how you can cover your tracks like "mission: impossible." ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] after me." now at 6:30: the president faces rapid-fire questions t his first fu >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> senator mccain and senator graham and others if they want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> now at 6:30 the president faces rapid fire questions at his first full-blown press conference in months but it was one issue i
. >>> and coming up in our next half hour, president obama's first news conference since winning his second term. his response to the attack in libya, the "fiscal cliff," and the cia scandal. >>> nancy pelosi says she plans to remain in her current role. the question from a reporter though that brought boos. >> the email trail brought the cia scandal to light. how you can cover your tracks like "mission: impossible." ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ crickets chirping ]...
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on staten island, molly line, fox news. >> and tomorrow, president obama will visit the areas of new york hardest hit by the storm. and the president visited new jersey. >>> straight ahead on the newsem, a reporter threatened by the interior secretary. what caused that confrontation. and a memorable story on this amazing sky diving feat. sue. >> and on that day and another one today, brian. we have a chill in the air. temperatures in the 40s across the region and another cold night expected. how things are trending toward the weekend and speaking of the weekend, scott, a lot of people excited to see the skins back in action. >> they are, sue. when the skins and eagles meet on sunday, philly will trot out a rookie qb, a guy the coaching staff knows firsthand and rg3 joins the choir of voices saying the season is not over. the play-offs are still in the picture. that is straight ahead in the sports edge. . >>> th is ken salazar is apologizing after making threats to a reporter. >> you see any changes that need to take place in terms of -- >> we're her -- . >> let me
on staten island, molly line, fox news. >> and tomorrow, president obama will visit the areas of new york hardest hit by the storm. and the president visited new jersey. >>> straight ahead on the newsem, a reporter threatened by the interior secretary. what caused that confrontation. and a memorable story on this amazing sky diving feat. sue. >> and on that day and another one today, brian. we have a chill in the air. temperatures in the 40s across the region and another...
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. >>> it's back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. president obama showed off his singing skills during a fundraiser at the apollo theater last night. the event featured a performance by soul legend al green but president obama stole the show when he belted out a few lines of green's hit let's stay together. ♪ i'm so in love with you [ cheering and applause ] >> that is pretty good. he was cheered on by the crowd of about 1400 people. he joked he couldn't sing like green but said he wanted to show his appreciation. >>> google employees are hopefully happy to go to work this morning. their company was named the best place to work in the u.s. by fortune magazine. the reason for the number one spot is the company's increase in revenue and hiring over the past year. there are also many perks for workers including good food, bowling alley, and botchy ball courts. other bay area companies on the list. netapp. intuit. and salesforce.com came in at number 27. san francisco 49er fans are showing the team loyalty with new head gear. they are
. >>> it's back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. president obama showed off his singing skills during a fundraiser at the apollo theater last night. the event featured a performance by soul legend al green but president obama stole the show when he belted out a few lines of green's hit let's stay together. ♪ i'm so in love with you [ cheering and applause ] >> that is pretty good. he was cheered on by the crowd of about 1400 people. he joked he couldn't sing like green but...
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aids say john boehner has sent president obama a new counter offer tonight. it's apparently a response to an offer the white house made yesterday. that was one day after the president and the speaker met one on one at the white house. of course three weeks from today automatic tax hikes and spending cuts kick in if they can't come to deal. jim angle is following late developments from our washington newsroom. there have been a lot of them in just the last 30 minutes. >> i will say, shep. the clock, of course, as you indicated is clicking louder. not clear if we had real progress or just movement. president and speaker boehner did talk by phone tonight after white house offer monday and counter offer from boehner about which his office said quote we sent the white house a counter offer that would achieve tax and entitlement reform to solve our loom being debt crisis and create more miner jobs. the statement also reit raided, however, what speaker boehner and others said earlier today. listen. >> we're still waiting for the white house to identify what spends c
aids say john boehner has sent president obama a new counter offer tonight. it's apparently a response to an offer the white house made yesterday. that was one day after the president and the speaker met one on one at the white house. of course three weeks from today automatic tax hikes and spending cuts kick in if they can't come to deal. jim angle is following late developments from our washington newsroom. there have been a lot of them in just the last 30 minutes. >> i will say, shep....
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we will keep you posted as the numbers come in. >>> president obama will be in new york today. the state has been preparing for his arrival for days. the president will deliver remarks on the economy at a college and attending a gala this evening. >>> north carolina is at the center of the same sex marriage debate and it is happening today when voters will take a stand on a ballot initiative that would effectively ban same sex marriage. controversial issue with the former president bill clinton is going to be at the center of this today. and also, evangelist belly graham and obama administration weighing in as well. >>> 4:35. and investigators are worried about possible terror threats this morning after stopping an al-qaeda bomb plot yesterday. officials say they uncovered the plan for a bomb on a u.s. bound jetliner. coming at 5, why official believe bombers with similar device cos get through airport security and official say the threat is far from over. >>> a rockville man videotaped asking the president to help him being released from pakistan has gotten a response from the
we will keep you posted as the numbers come in. >>> president obama will be in new york today. the state has been preparing for his arrival for days. the president will deliver remarks on the economy at a college and attending a gala this evening. >>> north carolina is at the center of the same sex marriage debate and it is happening today when voters will take a stand on a ballot initiative that would effectively ban same sex marriage. controversial issue with the former...